INTRODUCTION 



finds pleasure in the perusal of these 

 pages, but a new incentive to see more 

 of the open fields and woods. 



Acknowledgment is given to the edi- 

 tor of the Canadian Magazine for the 

 kind permission to use an article pre- 

 viously contributed by the author and 

 which is incorporated in the first chap- 

 ter; also to Ethelwyn Wetherald for 

 her valued assistance and the privilege 

 of quoting from " The Last Robin." 



Sincerely, 



Duncan Armbrest. 

 Toronto, 



